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Grand mal seizures

Grand mal seizures: Introduction

A type of seizure that involves the whole body. Often loss of consciousness occurs as well as muscle contractions and rigidity. Seizures occur because of a malfunction in the electrical discharge of the brain's nerve cells. A grand mal seizure is also known as a tonic-clonic seizure. ...more »

Symptoms of Grand mal seizures

• Symptoms of onset of grand mal seizure:
  • Falls
  • Stiff muscles
  • Rapid pulse
  • Pallor
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 45 symptoms of Grand mal seizures

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Grand mal seizures:

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Grand mal seizures?

• Misdiagnosis of Grand mal seizures
• Failure to diagnose Grand mal seizures
• Hidden causes of Grand mal seizures (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Grand mal seizures

Videos for Grand mal seizures

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Grand mal seizures: Related Patient Stories

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News Archives for Grand mal seizures

Medical news articles related to Grand mal seizures include:

• Sedative Could Be Deadly in People With Seizures
• Health Tip: What's Prompting My Seizures?
• Trial Data on Anti-Seizure Drug Might Have Been Manipulated: Report
• Health Tip: Safe Use of a Generator
• U.S. May Soon Face Shortage of General Surgeons
• Seizure Meds Can Be Safely Withdrawn From Kids With Epilepsy
• 2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective
• Obama Taps Alabama Doctor to Be Surgeon General
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Grand mal seizures: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Grand mal seizures:

• Biting of tongue
• Injury while falling or during uncontrollable movements
• Biting of inside cheek
• more complications...»

Causes of Grand mal seizures

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More information about causes of Grand mal seizures:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Grand mal seizures (2 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Grand mal seizures (6 listings)
• Grand mal seizures as a symptom

Disease Topics Related To Grand mal seizures

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Grand mal seizures:

• Generalised tonic clonic seizure
• Epilepsy
• Febrile convulsions
• Sodium valproate
• Phenytoin
• Fetal hydantoin syndrome
• Babriturates
• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Grand mal seizures

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Grand mal seizures: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

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  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Grand mal seizures

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak....read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as...read more »

Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms of severe brain injury are hard to miss, it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild concussion diagnosis. The condition goes...read more »

MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), for...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed. It may be misdiagnosed as ...read more »

Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can...read more »

Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). See symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency...read more »

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Grand mal seizures: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Muscle and Orthopedic Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Orthopedic Surgery
• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
  • Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
• more specialists...»

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Grand mal seizures: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Latest Treatments for Grand mal seizures

• Phenytoin
• Phenobarbital
• Rectal paraldehyde
• Fosphenytoin
• Dilantin
• more treatments...»

See full list of 9 latest treatments for Grand mal seizures

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Grand mal seizures

Medical research articles related to Grand mal seizures include:

• Levetiracetam tablets and oral solution (Keppra) - adjunctive therapy in treatment of primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures in adults and adolescents from 12 years of age with generalised idiopathic epilepsy
• G40-G41
• Levetiracetam (Keppra) as adjunctive therapy for patients over 12 years with generalised idiopathic epilepsy
• Hypertension and Pregnancy (Treatment)
• Lactic Acidosis (Overview)
• Xeroderma Pigmentosum (Treatment)
• EEG in Dementia and Encephalopathy (Overview)
• more research...»

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Grand mal seizures: Animations

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Statistics for Grand mal seizures

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Grand mal seizures: Broader Related Topics

• Convulsions
• Nervous system conditions
• Brain conditions
• more types...»

Types of Grand mal seizures

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